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5/31/2010

Strange new critters

I discovered another strange amigurumi creature the other day while taking care of the potted plants on my patio. I don't know what it's called, but it is cute...

To celebrate the holiday weekend, we had a few beers on the patio last night and this morning -- there was another one!

At this point, there's just n way to tell whether their multiplication is directly correlated to beer. But, since there was only one on Friday night and now there are two, I doubt they are reproducing by traditional means. I need to study their behavior a bit more and see what I can learn about them.

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What is amigurumi?

Amigurumi(編み包み) is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. The word is derived from a combination of the Japanese words ami, meaning crocheted or knitted, and nuigurumi, meaning stuffed doll. Amigurumi are typically cute animals (such as bears, rabbits, cats, dogs, etc.), but can include inanimate objects endowed with anthropomorphic features. Amigurumi can be either knitted or crocheted. In recent years crocheted amigurumi are more popular and more commonly seen.